Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [be] argued [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During periods of uncertainty ( for example , after a shock rise in oil prices ) it has been argued that firms will reduce the value they place on expected future returns on investment projects . |
| 2 | By contrast it has been argued that lawyers ' characteristic and specific practice is translation into a discourse which they both use and create . |
| 3 | It has been argued that factors in medical organisation , such as the use of deputies , may be more important than variations in patient demand in shaping the number of night visits . |
| 4 | It has been argued that forms of control over state enterprises are inherently problematic . |
| 5 | In particular , it has been argued that blacks are innately inferior to whites in terms of intelligence . |
| 6 | Elsewhere it has been argued that ecosystems are ordered arrangements of matter in which energy inputs carry out work ( Stoddart , 1965 ) and that if the energy input is removed the structure will break down until the components are randomly arranged which with maximum entropy is the most probable state . |
| 7 | Of non-flowering plants , it has been argued that ferns have a lower associated insect fauna , though it has long been known that bracken has a large number of associated arthropods . |